How many times is GOD referred to in the Bible as 'you are'?

Answer 1

There are many names for God either for a reputation (Nehemiah 9:9-10; Jeremiah 32:20) or to describe a characterization of Him like 'Elohim' in Genesis 1:26 which is referring to the God Family members might and power.

During the OT period, the Jews, out of superstitious reverence, ceased to pronounce the name of the tetragrammaton 'YHVH.' God told Moses in Exodus 3:13-15 the meaning of this as 'I AM THAT I AM.'

The 'Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament states, "God's name identifies his nature, so that a request for his 'name' is equivalent to asking about His character...Exodus 3:14 is that it represents the simple (Qal) imperfect of hawa 'to be' I am [is] what I am. The precise name Yahweh results when others speak of him in the third person, yahweh 'He is." (vol. 1, p. 211).

God revealed Himself in many combinations of names in the OT like 'El Shaddai' (Almighty God), YHVH Sabaot (Eternal of Hosts), YHVH Ropheka (Eternal our Helper), etc. Adonai (Lord) is also frequently used for God.

More importantly though, Jesus Himself, told us what we are to call God in Matthew 6:9 - 'Father' - and not some lost pronounciated tetragammaton (YHVH).

Answer 2

There are several names used in different parts of The Bible for God, with perhaps the most enigmatic being the ancient Hebrew name 'YHWH' (modern Hebrew: 'YHVH'). As the word is written without vowels, its meaning is uncertain, with several suggested, but none having gained universal acceptance. Some scholars believe the Tetragrammaton, YHWH, originally meant "He blows", a reference to his early role as the Hebrew storm God. Other views consistent with the consonants are "He creates" and "He is". There is insufficent evidence of the real meaning of the Tetragrammaton to count each occurrence as meaning, for example, "He is".

The name 'Ehyeh' also occurs twice (Exodus 3:14, Hosea 1:9) and is thought to mean "I am" or "I will be".

In John's Gospel, Jesus referred to himself several times in the Greek language as "I am", which a Greek audience would translate as the Hebrew God. If Jesus was speaking Aramaic, as we must assume, these passages would not have had the intended meaning.