diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ccf381..a565d5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,11 +28,21 @@ int_to_gematria(298, gershayim=False)
 # u'רחצ'
 ```
 
+### gematria_ktana_to_int
+
+```python
+from hebrew_numbers import gematria_ktana_to_int
+gematria_ktana_to_int('נחמה')
+# 4
+```
+
+
 ## Features
 
 * conversion from string of letters to an integer number
 * conversion of integer to string (using [hebrew-special-numbers](https://github.com/chaimleib/hebrew-special-numbers))
 
+
 ## Contributing
 
 See the [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)
diff --git a/hebrew_numbers/__init__.py b/hebrew_numbers/__init__.py
index dca5853..43761b7 100644
--- a/hebrew_numbers/__init__.py
+++ b/hebrew_numbers/__init__.py
@@ -9,46 +9,54 @@
 specialnumbers = yaml.safe_load(io.open(DATA_PATH, encoding='utf8'))
 
 
-MAP = (
-    (1, u'א'),
-    (2, u'ב'),
-    (3, u'ג'),
-    (4, u'ד'),
-    (5, u'ה'),
-    (6, u'ו'),
-    (7, u'ז'),
-    (8, u'ח'),
-    (9, u'ט'),
-    (10, u'י'),
-    (20, u'כ'),
-    (30, u'ל'),
-    (40, u'מ'),
-    (50, u'נ'),
-    (60, u'ס'),
-    (70, u'ע'),
-    (80, u'פ'),
-    (90, u'צ'),
-    (100, u'ק'),
-    (200, u'ר'),
-    (300, u'ש'),
-    (400, u'ת'),
-    (500, u'ך'),
-    (600, u'ם'),
-    (700, u'ן'),
-    (800, u'ף'),
-    (900, u'ץ')
-)
-MAP_DICT = dict([(k, v) for v, k in MAP])
+MAP_DICT = {u'א': [1, 1],
+            u'ב': [2, 2],
+            u'ג': [3, 3],
+            u'ד': [4, 4],
+            u'ה': [5, 5],
+            u'ו': [6, 6],
+            u'ז': [7, 7],
+            u'ח': [8, 8],
+            u'ט': [9, 9],
+            u'י': [10, 1],
+            u'כ': [20, 2],
+            u'ל': [30, 3],
+            u'מ': [40, 4],
+            u'נ': [50, 5],
+            u'ס': [60, 6],
+            u'ע': [70, 7],
+            u'פ': [80, 8],
+            u'צ': [90, 9],
+            u'ק': [100, 1],
+            u'ר': [200, 2],
+            u'ש': [300, 3],
+            u'ת': [400, 4],
+            u'ך': [20, 2],
+            u'ם': [40, 4],
+            u'ן': [50, 5],
+            u'ף': [80, 8],
+            u'ץ': [90, 9]}
+
 GERESH = set(("'", '׳'))
 
 
+def gematria_ktana_to_int(name):
+    sum = 0
+    for char in name:
+        if char in ['"', "'"]:
+            continue
+        sum += MAP_DICT[char][1]
+    sum = str(sum) 
+    return int(sum[0]) + int(sum[1]) if len(sum) >= 2 else int(sum)
+
+
 def gematria_to_int(string):
     res = 0
     for i, char in enumerate(string):
         if char in GERESH and i < len(string)-1:
             res *= 1000
         if char in MAP_DICT:
-            res += MAP_DICT[char]
+            res += MAP_DICT[char][0]
     return res
 
 
diff --git a/hebrew_numbers/tests.py b/hebrew_numbers/tests.py
index 386a214..0d81178 100644
--- a/hebrew_numbers/tests.py
+++ b/hebrew_numbers/tests.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import unittest
-from . import gematria_to_int, int_to_gematria
+from . import gematria_to_int, int_to_gematria, gematria_ktana_to_int
 
 
 class TestGematriaToInt(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ def test_no_gershayim(self):
         ):
             self.assertEqual(int_to_gematria(num, gershayim=False), heb)
 
+class TestGematriaKtanaToInt(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_gematria_ktana(self):
+        for heb, num in (
+            (u'בן', 7),
+            (u'נעמה', 3),
+            (u'תשמ"ץ', 2),
+            (u"איצקוביץ'", 3)
+        ):
+            self.assertEqual(gematria_ktana_to_int(heb), num)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()