diff --git a/crates/yglnk-core/src/ht.rs b/crates/yglnk-core/src/ht.rs
index 79a729c..0a7f202 100644
--- a/crates/yglnk-core/src/ht.rs
+++ b/crates/yglnk-core/src/ht.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ pub struct HashTableIter<'a> {
     chains: &'a [u8],
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct HashTableValue {
+    pub typ: u32,
+    pub lhs: u64,
+    pub rhs: u64,
+}
+
 impl HashTableHeader {
     pub fn parse(data: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
         if data.len() < 20 {
@@ -68,6 +75,19 @@ pub fn hash_trf(h: u64, items: usize, div: usize) -> usize {
     div * usize::try_from(h % u64::try_from(items / div).unwrap()).unwrap()
 }
 
+impl HashTableValue {
+    pub fn parse(entry: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
+        if entry.len() < 32 {
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some(Self {
+            typ: u32::from_be_bytes(entry[12..16].try_into().unwrap()),
+            lhs: u64::from_be_bytes(entry[16..24].try_into().unwrap()),
+            rhs: u64::from_be_bytes(entry[24..32].try_into().unwrap()),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> HashTableRef<'a> {
     /// `location` should be the offset where the hash table is present (in units of 16 bytes)
     pub fn parse(data: &'a [u8], location: u32) -> Option<Self> {
@@ -92,7 +112,7 @@ impl<'a> HashTableRef<'a> {
     }
 
     /// NOTE: the key is truncated after the first null byte
-    pub fn lookup(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Option<(u32, u64, u64)> {
+    pub fn lookup(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Option<HashTableValue> {
         let key = trunc_key_at0(key);
         let (h, blmask) = self.settings.translate_key(key);
 
@@ -118,11 +138,7 @@ impl<'a> HashTableRef<'a> {
                 let e_name = trunc_key_at0(self.strtab.get(e_name_ix..)?);
 
                 if e_name == key {
-                    return Some((
-                        u32::from_be_bytes(sel[12..16].try_into().unwrap()),
-                        u64::from_be_bytes(sel[16..24].try_into().unwrap()),
-                        u64::from_be_bytes(sel[24..32].try_into().unwrap()),
-                    ));
+                    return HashTableValue::parse(sel);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -143,7 +159,7 @@ impl<'a> HashTableRef<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Iterator for HashTableIter<'a> {
-    type Item = (u64, &'a [u8], u32, u64, u64);
+    type Item = (u64, &'a [u8], HashTableValue);
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         if self.chains.len() < 32 {
@@ -156,9 +172,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for HashTableIter<'a> {
         Some((
             u64::from_be_bytes(i[0..8].try_into().unwrap()),
             e_name,
-            u32::from_be_bytes(i[12..16].try_into().unwrap()),
-            u64::from_be_bytes(i[16..24].try_into().unwrap()),
-            u64::from_be_bytes(i[24..32].try_into().unwrap()),
+            HashTableValue::parse(i).unwrap(),
         ))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/yglnk-ls/src/main.rs b/crates/yglnk-ls/src/main.rs
index 5bb2033..d869a37 100644
--- a/crates/yglnk-ls/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/yglnk-ls/src/main.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ enum Command {
     /// list hash table
     Hash,
 
+    /// resolve a key via hash table
+    HashLookup { key: String },
+
     /// list 2D "hilbert curve" table
     X2dhc,
 }
@@ -78,17 +81,30 @@ fn main() {
             let ht = yglnk_core::HashTableRef::parse(data, cli.location)
                 .expect("unable to parse table header");
             println!("hash\tL\tR\tname\t\ttyp");
-            for (hash, name, typ, val_l, val_r) in ht.iter() {
+            for (hash, name, value) in ht.iter() {
                 println!(
                     "{:016x}\t{:016x}\t{:016x}\t{}\t{}",
                     hash,
-                    val_l,
-                    val_r,
+                    value.lhs,
+                    value.rhs,
                     name_to_txt(name),
-                    typ_to_txt(typ)
+                    typ_to_txt(value.typ)
                 );
             }
         }
+        Command::HashLookup { key } => {
+            let ht = yglnk_core::HashTableRef::parse(data, cli.location)
+                .expect("unable to parse table header");
+            match ht.lookup(key.as_bytes()) {
+                None => println!("(none)"),
+                Some(value) => println!(
+                    "typ={} L={:016x} R={:016x}",
+                    typ_to_txt(value.typ),
+                    value.lhs,
+                    value.rhs
+                ),
+            }
+        }
         Command::X2dhc => unimplemented!(),
     }
 }