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ביום שישי means on Friday.
Literally, it is something like on the day Friday:
- ב־ = in / on
- יום = day
- שישי = sixth / Friday
Hebrew often uses ב־ with time expressions, so ביום שישי is a very natural way to say on Friday.
You may also hear simply בשישי in casual speech, which can also mean on Friday.
In Hebrew, the days of the week are mostly numbered:
- יום ראשון = first day = Sunday
- יום שני = second day = Monday
- יום שלישי = third day = Tuesday
- יום רביעי = fourth day = Wednesday
- יום חמישי = fifth day = Thursday
- יום שישי = sixth day = Friday
So שישי literally means sixth, but in this context it means Friday.
This is a very common Hebrew structure.